LIGONIER, IN - The girls and boys NECC Basketball Tournament came to a close Saturday night with big wins for Garrett and Central Noble.
The Garrett Lady Railroaders won their first NECC Tournament title since 2004 with a 70-42 win over Angola.
Bailey Pelham had 21 points, followed by Morgan Ostrowski with 16 and Nataley Armstrong with 15.
In the boys finals, for the first time in school history, the Central Noble Cougars completed a 3-Peat as NECC basketball Tournament champions with a 62-44 win over the previously unbeaten Eastside Blazers.
Central Noble’s Connor Essegian led with 39 points (5 shy of tying his career and school single-game record).
The Cougars 3-peat has only happened 4 other times in NECC boys basketball tournament history.
(11-01-2025) • East Noble scores late to beat South Side 35-28 in 4A Sectional semis
(11-01-2025) • Eastside blasts Manchester 42-3 in 2A Sectional semifinals
(11-01-2025) • Fremont beats Triton 28-19 in Sectional Semis
(11-01-2025) • Angola rallies to beat West Noble 21-20 in Sectional Semis
(10-27-2025) • Angola boys CC team moving on to State Finals
(10-20-2025) • Angola CC teams moving on to Regional meet
(10-20-2025) • Prairie Heights to be represented at CC Regional
(10-04-2025) • DeKalb shuts out Norwell 42-0
(10-04-2025) • Eastside knocks off Fremont 42-13
(10-04-2025) • Garrett edges Fairfield 21-14 in OT
(10-04-2025) • Prairie Heights loses to host Woodlan 30-6
(10-04-2025) • Angola drops home game to Andrean 35-7
(09-27-2025) • Fremont girls golf team 10th at Regional
(09-27-2025) • DeKalb beats host Huntington North
(09-27-2025) • Churubusco beats host Fremont
(09-27-2025) • Prairie Heights drops game to Eastside
(09-27-2025) • West Noble gets by Garrett 17-6
(09-27-2025) • Angola gets road win over Fairfield 35-8
(09-27-2025) • Lakeland tops Central Noble
(09-15-2025) • Fremont girls win NECC golf tournament